Bonjour!

Bonjour!
I’m a 52 year old mother of five amazing daughters and wife to a caring, sensitive AND sexy husband. I adore my family. I’m dedicated to my faith. I enjoy a good laugh. I'm nostalgic and love to reminisce. "Remember" is my favorite word in the English language. I love life! I’m passionate about music, food and {dreams of} traveling the world. I wanna be a castle and waterfall chaser. I’m fascinated with anything European. {PARIS! Hello!} I love celebrating anything and everything! I love to read, especially a good biography, mystery, Regency Era Romance or Historical fiction novel. I love thoughtful gift giving. To me the gift wrap is almost as important as the gift itself. I have a bit of an obsession with gift boxes and gift bags. As well as old world maps & globes, apothecary bottles and jars! I love being creative…bolts of ribbon, coordinating scrapbook papers, producing a table scape, or planning décor for a themed party puts a smile on my face. I love the details! I’m a freak for anything theme oriented. I enjoy event planning, but oddly enough do not like to host or entertain. I enjoy fashion, but have to really be in the mood to clothes shop. I love purses and funky costume jewelry. Especially big rings! I’d rather wear wedges or heels any day than flats. I enjoy decorating and searching for the perfect decorative pillow or picture. However, you’ll never see me frequent high-end stores. I'm more of a Ross, TJ Maxx, Tuesday Morning kind of gal. My favorite decor style is an old world rustic Italian chateau/Spanish Villa look with a hint of bohemian! OR a vintage shabby chic French country cottage/English cobblestone farmhouse. My #1 cookie-Molasses! Autumn is my favorite season. I’d go through childbirth a million times. I enjoy biking with my man, Pilates, and power walking. You’ll never find me in a gym working out. I love movies, whether watching them in the theatre or cuddled up on the couch with my family. I enjoy a good chick flick or real life drama! I'm a sucker for movies on the Hallmark & Great American Family Channel. I have a tender heart for the elderly. I adore Disneyland. I enjoy being in the canyon on a summer or fall evening at dusk. I love my friends. While I have some extroverted characteristics. I’m a self proclaimed introvert. I’m generally quiet, calm, reserved and pretty darn private. Why in the heck do I blog? It’s a creative way to record family history. I enjoy photography. I really don’t like to write, although I write in my journal often. My journals, patriarchal blessing, scriptures, quote book, and beloved Christmas tree filled with ornaments of family memories are among my prized possessions. I love the beach. I enjoy WWII history. I love a clean, orderly house, but ours usually looks lived in. ;) PBS Masterpiece is my friend. I adore Jane Austen films. They transport me to another time and place. If I had to choose another time period in which to live, early 19th Century England would be my pick. "Sense and Sensibility" is my all time favorite movie. My 3 favorite TV series are...BBC's Larkrise to Candleford, the 1950's Spanish Drama "Velvet," and the travel/food show "Somebody Feed Phil." My biggest pet peeve is people who blow their noses in public. So gross! {Take it to the bathroom people.} I’d go on a wine tasting vacation if it wasn’t against my religion. I’ve always wanted to adopt a baby from a foreign country. I’m an avid BYU football fan. I'm a Educational Support Professional. I tutor elementary kids in phonemic awareness, phonics, reading, fluency and comprehension. I love our campfires at Scofield Lake. I have a 'thing' for fairy gardens, Gallic French roosters, fresh flowers in a vase, pretty bowls & plates, yummy smelling candles & soap. I love summer rainstorms and warm baths. I'm a scripture podcast fanatic. I'm also a fan of several Fox News shows; Hannity and Dave Ramsey Talk Radio. I very much miss Rush Limbaugh! I hate when my kids have homework. I'd rather clean 20 toilets than give a talk or prayer in church. I have quite a collection of Madame Alexander Dolls, children's books, Disney pins, and quotes. My favorite quote is "Don't underestimate me. I know more than I say, think more than I speak & notice more than you realize." True True LOL! I always prefer sitting in a back row versus the front. {I'm sort of a seat snob..yikes} I also have high expectations for my lemonade, salsa, and french fries too. HA! I work well behind the scenes. I love a good Dateline, 20/20 or 48 Hour Mystery. I’m a night owl. I'd rather be cold than hot. I love to budget our finances! I enjoy being a chauffeur to my children. I'm not a huge fan of social media. I don't snap, pin or tweet. All I want for Christmas every year is a ticket to the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert. It's my FAVORITE. I’m an Anglophile…a royal watcher who loves anything English! Especially tea parties! I would like to serve a church mission to England with Jaren someday. I'm queen of paper towel, used kitchen dishrags and sponges kinda make me squirm. You’ll rarely find me out of the house not ready for the day, except when driving the kids to school on the days I don't work. I feel naked without lipstick or lip gloss. Mismatched socks, chipped fingernail polish, chapped lips and brownie crumbs on the floor drive me nuts! I like to organize and BE organized..but not saying I always am. ;) I enjoy hiking to waterfalls, ATV’ing with my family and snowshoeing with the hubs. Although I enjoy collecting recipes and occasionally watch cooking shows... (Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, Paula Deen, Jamie Oliver, and the Pioneer Woman are my favorites) I’d rather not cook. Eating out is so much more fun. I'm a foodie. I live to EAT! LOL Trying new foods and restaurants is a favorite past-time, and believe it or not so is intermittent fasting. I'm not good at a lot of things... but gosh, if you need help with a themed celebration or someone to enjoy good food with, I'm your girl. I love the joy of anticipation and the celebration of holidays. Family traditions are important to me. I'm a memory preserver. I'm a pathological picture taker ;) a visual storyteller, and a lover of happy lists!

My Fam!

My Fam!

The Hubs and I

The Hubs and I

My Girls!

My Girls!

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Emma Abigail (26)

Emma Abigail (26)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Mr. Charles "Bingley" Wentworth III (5 yrs.)

Colonel Edward Fitzwilliam "Darcy", Duke of Westridge (4 yrs.)

My Man!

My Man!

Good Times!

Good Times!

Wedding Day 5*17*22

Lillian "Lilly" Belle

Disney Food Fun! 2019

Disneyland Tips

What I Believe!

Our Missionary

We Bleed Blue! {Except for the Poppi}

My list of favorite movies!

Learn more about Dyslexia!

Music To My Ears!

Friday, May 18, 2018

What's On My Happy List?



Kyleigh in Italy....

She had a memorable weekend trip to Rome...
Waiting for the Pope to give his 
Sunday speech...
I'm in awe of her consumption of gelato.....
new friends they made at the train station...
😂

*****
Back in her town...

Dang!
Cinque Terra is on tap for her this weekend.
👏

 *****
Mother's Day Weekend....

Hannah and Brie participated in the
Temple Walk
with thousands of other youth
in the Jordan River Temple District..
Celebrating the upcoming re-dedication
of the Jordan River Temple.
It was a rainy rainy Saturday morning!
They found one of my favorite people on the planet...my brother...
 amongst the crowd. 
He's a bishop of a ward in West Jordan. 
Fun fact: Both my brothers are currently Bishops. 
Look at all these dedicated LDS Youth!
Quite inspiring I think. 
🙌
 {p.c. 2KUTVnews.com}
Meanwhile...
Kate and I went shopping for our upcoming
 tea party
Lunch out to celebrate Mother's Day at
India House...
LOOOOVE this place!
 We thought we would be cool like Kyleigh and go get gelato at Sweetaly afterwards....

The contrast was laughable...
She was legit on a Roman Holiday
consuming massive amounts of gelato
while we were in sketchy South Salt Lake
eating ours!
Go us!
 *****
Kate and I had a fun Mother Daughter Achievement Day Activity.
Cupcake Wars...
everyone got an award, but we ended up getting the grand prize
for our decorating.
😂

We are all about the British this week in preparation for the Royal Wedding
this weekend...so we decorated British style.

*****
Awe....
Happy Mother's Day to me!
Brie posted this pic on her instagram
wishing me a Happy Mother's Day.
B was 2 at the time.
😌
Emmsie made me the sweetest card.
All Italian like...
Cuz my Mother's Day gift was Italian inspired.
$$ for tix to see Andre Bocelli in concert.
😊
And with Kyleigh there and all...it just fit.
 It made me cry... of course...
She put pictures of the two sites Kyleigh
was at that very weekend!
The hubs made lunch for the Cooper Fam on Mother's Day.
Greek Gyros!
SO Yummy!
{I tell my girls...marry a man who likes to cook! 😉}
We went to my parents for pie and ice cream.
My sweet mom!
I know no one more kind, selfless
and loyal than she.
 *****
In other random....

Fun painting with the cousins!
Kate is so good with the twins.
They love her so much.
They say "Everything is funner with Kate!"
*****
Quick lunch out mid week with these two...
Because of the temple walk last Saturday morning
Hannah and I didn't get to attend 
the MAG Senior Daughter Mother Luncheon at the high school 
so I told her we'd go to
Even Stevens instead. 
{Hannie's first time}
Their sandwiches are the bomb. 
They have the best gluten free bread around...
We are prepping for our Royal Tea Party this weekend...
The girls and I are having a sleepover and waking in the 4AM hour to watch 
the Royal Wedding.
🙌

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